How To Setup a Raspberry Pi Home Surveillance System with MotionEyeOS

In this video we'll look at How To Setup a Raspberry Pi Home Surveillance System with MotionEyeOS using a raspberry pi and a webcam.
You're going to need the following:
- Raspberry Pi (or other supported single-board computer)
- MicroSD Card (the larger the better and class 10 is preferred)
- Raspberry Pi Power Supply
- USB Webcam (higher resolution is better.)
Here are the steps:
- download the latest stable release called motioneyeos-[board]-yyyymmdd.img.gz, where [board]is the name of your board
- extract the image file from the archive
- write the image file to your SD card
- Modify the wpa_supplicant.conf to reflect your network settings and then copy it to your microSD card’s root
- Insert the microSD card into your Raspberry Pi
- Plugin your Raspberry Pi
First Boot
When booting a fresh image installation, a few initialization steps will take place and therefore the system won't be ready for about 1-2 minutes. Please do not disconnect or reboot your board during these first two minutes!
These steps are:
- preparing the data partition on the SD card
- configuring SSH remote access
- auto-configuring any detected camera devices
Of course your motionEyeOS needs an IP address before you can communicate with it so you'll have to use the ethernet connection with DHCP enabled, unless you have preconfigured a wireless network setup.
To access it, enter the IP address of your board in the address bar of your browser.
To find the address, connect to your router (most routers can display the addresses of all connected devices) and look for a device name beginning with "meye-". Alternatively, you can use a network scanner such as the free mobile app Fing.
Use admin with no password when asked for credentials. Feel free to explore all the available configuration options.
Download the wpa_supplicant.conf file from the following link. DO NOT REQUEST EDIT ACCESS. Download/copy the file to your computer and edit it there.
DOWNLOAD WPA_SUPPLICANT.CONF FILE: docs.google.com/document/d/1g...
DO NOT ASK FOR EDIT PRIVILEGES. DOWNLOAD IT TO YOUR COMPUTER AND EDIT THE FILE THERE.
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[@michaellee2257]

I've watched over dozen video related to pi and none of it worked except your tutorial!. Thank you so much for providing good video.

[@SadamFlu]

Probably the first time in a long time, where I have followed a tutorial for the raspberry pi and got it working first pop. Thank you very much! this is gonna be cool to use for all sorts of things. Mainly to monitor my 3D printer in the garage.

[@donmccubbin1740]

This video was a huge help on getting my system up and running. I'd been working on various solutions for a couple weeks and your video provided a solution in a couple hours. Much appreciated and Thanks.

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[@trevorhunterit1536]

Great video! Clear, concise and extremely useful! You have a great talent for teaching.

[@nightflight4810]

Thank you for the in depth presentation on the camera. I will be making some as soon as I'm home.

[@DBTechYT]

Awesome!

[@buddyshearer4170]

Thanks for this video! I have been looking for a system for my house for a while that was Raspberry based. While there are many, your presentation rose to the top. It would be great to see other various camera hooks up along with the MotionEyeOS software.

[@kerwinfernandes9583]

Hey, thanks for this video. It was very informative and helpful. Happy new year, God bless you and your family always! :)

[@StuartHallman]

Thanks for the great tutorial. It will really come in handy when I configure mine. This can save me some money by ditching my current web cam service. The specifics about the app were very informative. Great video.

[@DBTechYT]

Glad it helped!

[@soniccinos]

Wow!!!! Didn't know about this MotionEyeOS!!! Very nice, I used to use motion + rapsbian configured from scratch, but after researching how to setup GoogleDrive account I found your videos! Good job!!!

[@DBTechYT]

Glad I could help!

[@autumn101000]

Thank you. I will probably need help in installing more cameras and any other interesting features.

[@RickSaffery]

Your video is terrific! I found your video helpful on merit of the content and your editing. Color me an instant subscriber. I look forward to giving this a go and following along as you expand content and explore more fun and useful applications for the wonderful Raspberry Pi.

[@DBTechYT]

Thanks so much for your comment. I really appreciate it!

[@MrFlockhammer]

just came across this video and I've been looking for a small camera system for some IP cams. Thanks for all the videos!

[@hoppy]

Excellent presentation! Thanks for sharing.

[@rabidralph]

Thanks for the video it really helped me fine tune my settings especially the video format and changing it to avi

[@DBTechYT]

Great to hear!

[@97Giorgos97]

Great walkthrough of the settings!

[@DBTechYT]

Awesome! I'm glad it was helpful!

[@kp_kovilakam]

Clear and crisp explanation!👏

[@DBTechYT]

Glad you liked it

[@ladymariposa1720]

Thank-you. It was very clearly explained. I set up a camera a couple of weeks ago (my first Raspberry Pi project) and was hoping to add a second camera with a Pi Zero 2 W, but I didn't know how to add the wpa_supplicant.config file.

[@benlapuhapo7696]

Thanks for the idea keep up the good work!!

[@DBTechYT]

Thanks

[@RockyAndDerrickShow05]

This is really cool!! Learned a lot!!!

[@DBTechYT]

Thanks!!

[@MoneyLong_BrokePocketz]

the only video ill ever thumbs up. Amazing

[@DBTechYT]

Thanks! :)

[@Yashiro-nene_dies]

This video was very concise and to the point. Have. Real good idea and how to set it up. Thanks.

[@DBTechYT]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ak20ak20]

Ur video was really descriptive. Looking forward for a video on tensorflow/OpenCV.

[@eshanamanullah]

Very clear explanation thank you!🎉

[@DBTechYT]

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[@DBTechYT]

Thanks! I couldn't do videos for a while but that's changed and I'm back at it!

[@seniorblackfox7001]

Thanks for a very comprehensive video... well done. I have watched many other video and none have been so complete and so clearly explained each section. Now have mine setup. I’m trying to install a camera at an RC flying field so members can see the wind sock and who may be flying. Was hoping to stream live video but we are in a remote area and will try and attach to a someone’s local xfinitywifi router so we will not be able to do “port forwarding" to allow live stream. (can't find any other way to do it). We will just take still pictures at a 5-10 interval and send to Google Drive and then Facebook. Thanks again

[@DBTechYT]

Thank you very much!

[@guillaumefo]

thumbs up ! going to try in a few days, thanks

[@BrokeNerfing]

Hi DB! Gave a like. Will keep up with the support

[@DBTechYT]

Thanks!! I appreciate that!!

[@purplehit]

Great video, thanks!

[@DBTechYT]

You bet!

[@zethlarsson3683]

Looking forward to the next video

[@TimBleazard321]

Reallu useful, thanks!

[@DBTechYT]

Glad to hear that!

[@albinbengtsson2926]

Great vid!

[@DBTechYT]

Thanks!!

[@yv6eda]

Hey man THANKS! Hours looking for a guide to set up motioneyeos.

[@DBTechYT]

Glad I could help!

[@markgiles8527]

Good one. Very happy with MotionEye. I would like to access the System remotely. Still working on that. And need to have the files stored on Dropbox or google drive, for security. Still tweaking the settings. But over all am happy with this. Have two cameras. Hopefully adding two more.

[@akkir6707]

very very helpful

[@cboyslim5490]

can't stop buying raspberry pis lol setting up a home surveillance system for my elderly parents. thanks for the information, brother \m/

[@DBTechYT]

Good stuff!

[@man005pak]

Thanks for the video. How can we add network cameras like Hikvision cameras?

[@seanreynolds3765]

Hey thanks for the video! I see in comment from two years ago you suggest to setup a Dynamic DNS and then forward the port for MotionEyes if you wanted to access the camera remotely, but said you had some other thoughts on it as well. Is this method still what’d you would recommend or do you consider it insecure or less simple than a newer found method? Thanks!

[@cesaraliaga6894]

Hello, I need to have a any configuration. I achieved to into via crhome but I don't see my picamera. I have the picamera in the raspberry pi . thank you

[@MarkSeve]

Thank you.

[@doglabdogtraining-gus.8873]

Awesome video thank you

[@DBTechYT]

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[@JulienGroothuizen]

Hi, I'm looking for a img.xz file which is compatible with the raspberry pi zero w. I can't find one. Does anyone know which one I should use?

[@benitabahoya51]

Hello, I did everything right but I can't get the ip address (that's you're supposed to get at 5:48). It failed to set the current date and time so I thought maybe that was the issue, so I used another microSD card and fixed the date and time. When I tried again but it still failed and I didn't get the ip address. Everything else seems to work just fine but I'm stuck there. Any advice?

[@ktestable]

thanks for the video. How do I go about saving my recording directly to an external hard drive on a raspberry pi 4 when my motioneye is in a homa assistant in a docker? I have now idea what im doing and this is all so confusing, thanks.

[@DBTechYT]

That's an entirely different beast than this video.

[@lindsay5985]

Light Switch Detection is really useful actually. Set to >80% it will treat a light change (such as a sun coming out from behind a cloud) as a non-event, avoiding lots of false positives and empty pictures caused by lighting changes. Conversely, you would disable this feature if you wanted to treat light changes as motion events. For example, perhaps you have a sensor light outside your window, you would want to record when the sensor light turned on, so you set Light Switch Detection to 0%.

[@markmckay8073]

I get the image onto the card. But when I re-insert it. When 10 wants to reformat the partitions that were created. I’m using the version for the raspberry pi 3B. Any thoughts

[@serhii_rs]

Is it possible to connect NVR (with connected cameras to this NVR) instead direct cameras connection to RPI?

[@asianbarney_]

@Db tech what camera are you using for this

[@billyddavis3270]

Nice job making video. I have many cams this would be perfect for. I didn't notice any ref to RPi-4 and wondering if this would be happy on that. Kudos for all the info, and great job making it easy for us to understand. X_Marine/BillyD

[@DBTechYT]

This should work on a Pi 4, but the video was created before the Pi 4 was a thing.

[@billyddavis3270]

@@DBTechYT I understand. Hey thnx for reply.. X/BillyD..

[@somebody6590]

Hi, great video! Very informative, I had to use jawsper's version of the motioneyeos image due to having a raspberry pi zero 2 w with a cam rev1.3 instead, but it works great. But the problem is I'm making a dashcam and cannot have a wifi connected to the pi, so is it possible to use motioneyeos offline? Or even making its own wifi acess point would do, in fact make it more convenient. Would be glad if you could help me out!

[@iscariotproject]

great tutorial thank you for sharing

[@DBTechYT]

I'm glad the video helped

[@rkbest9783]

I tried wyze cam that supports rtsp stream but the motion eye don’t show an option for adding such camera. It only had two type of camera listed. Can I add support for rtsp stream?

[@DBTechYT]

I'm not entirely sure what you're asking, but I'm going to give it a go anyway. Wyze cameras, by default, don't have RTSP enabled. There is a custom firmware that you can side load that will enable RTSP, though. I've noticed from my own experience that Wyze camera RTSP can be kinda of slow and choppy when streaming through a 3rd party system like MotionEye or iSpy.

[@markcoble777]

Thanks for this video - I'm curious if I can do outside cameras. I see that this video is using usb, but if I can get a wireless camera and connect ii to this solution. I'm hoping to get front outside cams as well so if you have any insight that would be helpful as well - thanks again!

[@DBTechYT]

This setup can connect to any IP Camera, so as long as you get wireless IP Cameras, you shouldn't have any issues connecting things the way you want

[@toffeltoffel7589]

DB Tech which ip cams works fine with raspi3. ?

[@brunselltorp]

i can't get the WiFi to work. i am dead sure i got the ssid and WiFi password correct in the .conf file but it only says "no link" on boot up and goes into a boot loop. any ideas why it does not work?

[@brunselltorp]

@joe comp i solved it by installing a previous version, setting it up on ethernet then enabling wifi in the web interface . checked that it worked on wifi and then updated to the latest version via the web interface. solved. =)

[@Mrtomix98]

what are you supposed to do with the raspberry interface at 7:00 ? there is nothing else to do with it ?

[@davidgillespie2990]

Does the iallow you to capture audio of the video not saw it mentioned on this or other similar videos and a multi Canara setup video would be great. Thanks enjoyed your explanation

[@DBTechYT]

It does not capture audio

[@tonygil8617]

I am using Hassio..I have installed the motioneye from the store. But it is not seeing the usb camera I have pulled in Do I have to set anything in the configuration.yaml file .?

[@DBTechYT]

I am not the guy to ask about this. I know basically NOTHING about how to add stuff to Hassio

[@robertpoynton9923]

Iv had a few robberies in my area and the home owners that were robbed said that robbers have been smart enough to take the cctv box. Im thinking of placing a device like this near my cctv box to catch them and have store in a cloud so they cant take it. But one big question is how quickly will it upload in case they turn off the power.

[@noskill2113]

I had it working now when I boot it, it says raspim.py not running respawing

[@markgiles8527]

i will try your wpa_supplicant.conf file and see what happens. I've tried several different ones and none have allowed for a connection to my wifi network. I have a working motioneye when using a RasPi 3 Model B connected to the LAN. But haven't been able to setup motioneye on either Model B or Zero W. What's going on?

[@yasirjilani1363]

i am facing same issue ... did you find any solution?

[@dhuntertex]

Great video. Was up and running in no time. Can you please, please, please expand the how to portion regarding Wireless IP camera's. I'm having a terrible time finding wireless cameras compatible with MotionEyeOS. Most wireless cameras are only compatible with camera manufacturers software, apps etc... Any proven wireless camera model numbers would be VERY helpful. Thanks and keep up the good work.

[@mrmotofy]

Generally you can use the Onvif port number and setup as an Onvif cam

[@moonmansilly]

The wpa_supplement file has to be edited with a program like note++

[@Aerox90]

After downloading and preparing everything properly, can I then use a secondary router that isn't connected to the internet at all? Like just pluging the router into the wall-socket without connecting the it to the modem? I do *NOT* want my security cameras to be on the main network, or even be connected to the same router as my other devices with internet access! Only limiting access to certain MAC-addresses and setting up firewall and various security rules aren't secure enough - I do *NOT* want either the cameras, the router or any device that is viewing the cameras through the network to even being able to *accidently* connect to the internet whatsoever!

[@DBTechYT]

Yeah, you could do that

[@andynilsson3248]

hi! how do i do if i want to have this to watch my 3d printer? im not on same wifi then! thanks for a good video!

[@DBTechYT]

You setup a camera that points at your 3D printer. Whatever network your 3D printer is on is completely irrelevant.

[@hamdyreda746]

I have a question i am running a rassbian os on the pi how I could do this without removing the system on the sd card ?? And if i want to connect the data to fire base to open it with application what is your advice for that

[@DBTechYT]

You're going to have to remove the sd card. No way around that

[@pal5657]

Thanks for the video. I'm currently having trouble. For some reason the video is no longer being sent to my Google drive. I'm fairly new to motioneyeos and raspberrypi an d I haven't been able to figure it out.

[@DBTechYT]

Disconnect Google drive and reconnect it

[@pal5657]

@@DBTechYT Tyvm it's up and running now

[@lars8866]

How could i watch the cameras live from a different location and different network? Is it possible to check the cameras from your phone even when not at your house? And can you also require a login for the cameras with remote control? Fairly new to remote control and surveillance cameras so sorry if this is quite noob 😛

[@DBTechYT]

That's actually a good question. There are a few things that you would need. First, you would want to setup some kind of Dynamic DNS on your router so that you don't have to use your (presumably home) IP address out in the wild. There are several services out there, so be sure to pick on that your router supports. Once you've got that setup, you'll need to figure out what port your MotionEyeOs is running on. Then you need to setup port forwarding on your router and/or modem depending on your network setup. For instance, I have a modem/router combo that I got from my ISP. I only use it for the modem purposes and have my own router in place. Because of that, I have to login to my modem and forward the port to my router. From there I have to login to my router and setup port forwarding to my Raspberry Pi. Then you've got a couple of options. You should just be able open a browser and navigate to whatever URL your dynamic DNS setup for you and make sure you're on the right port. For instance something like: customurl.dynamicdns.com:8080 There's also an Android app that I just recently discovered that you would need to setup on your phone. You'd still need to do all of the port forwarding stuff, but you'd have an app you could use instead of just a browser window. I was actually thinking about doing this exact thing the other day and making a video about it, but the port forwarding portion of things will take me some time to figure out how to explain in a video. Anyway, I hope this all helps.

[@JuanRivera-jy6em]

I have a bunch of old android phones, can I install MotionEyeOS on one of them and accomplish something similar.?

[@pd0otd]

Thanks for your video. MotionEyeOS: I have raspberryPi4 model B. The image doesn't seem to work for this model. Do you have a more recent version? Thank you.

[@DBTechYT]

This GitHub release says they added Pi 4 support Sept 11, 2019: github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos/releases/tag/20190911 Here's a link to the June 6, 2020 (most recent release) Pi 4 release: github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos/releases/download/20200606/motioneyeos-raspberrypi4-20200606.img.xz

[@pd0otd]

I have made an image with the help of your link but it won’t boot. Could it be that my raspberry isn’t compatible? My raspberry is from april 2021. (I am from the Netherlands so it is possible that my english isn’t correct, my apologies for that.)

[@frederickmacdonald4171]

I've been able to set up via ethernet cable just fine but I have tried everything with the wpa_supplicant.conf file and haven't been able to boot with it. Every time the starting wpa_supplicant.conf file gets the failed message after I place it on there manually. Interestingly enough it is not saved on the sd card when I pull it out of the Pi 3 B although I am confident I placed it on there after formatting the sd drive. It's as if it's deleted.

[@frederickmacdonald4171]

The video was super helpful though btw! Thank you!

[@DBTechYT]

Then connect via ethernet, open the settings (maybe under advanced settings) and turn on wifi and connect that way

[@Hopeinformer]

I had the same problem and tried the steps over and over again. Then I switch my network from the 5 Ghz to 2.4 Ghz and this worked. I don't know why it wouldn't work with the 5 Ghz band since the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ is suppose to work with both 2.4 and 5G

[@Jeevan.k143]

Hi I am not able to connect raspberry pi zero to router and I am not getting ip address Can I use mobile hotspot for this?

[@the_real_kevin8996]

hi what camera did you use?

[@santhoshj4347]

great .. I just want to know is it possible to view the camera output in a disaplay connected via HDMI Instead of browser in other PC.

[@DBTechYT]

You can if you connect directly to the raspberry pi with a keyboard, mouse, and monitor and login directly

[@ollierollie7443]

@@DBTechYT can you send the video signal somewhere else like to a CCTV DVR system via bnc?

[@DBTechYT]

Not sure honestly. Never tried it

[@ollierollie7443]

@@DBTechYT So I can't send video outside of the pi?

[@PabloHernandezH]

Hi! Thanks for the video! I already install it and configured 4 Hikvision IP cameras. There is a way to see the cameras with a monitor attached directly to the RaspberryPi? I am using a Rasperri Pi 3. Thanks in advance

[@DBTechYT]

You'll need to access the dashboard on a separate device via your browser

[@PabloHernandezH]

@@DBTechYT Thanks for the answer. Then i ´ll looking for another option, to get all the solution in a single device. Maybe with a Raspian with GUI to use a browser and the app installed on it. I´ll try

[@brianbraswell665]

Great video however when I obtain my key from google for file storage and hit the "Test Service" button nothing happens. Any suggestions?

[@DBTechYT]

did you copy and paste the key from the Google page into your Raspberry Pi page?

[@brianbraswell665]

I copied and pasted it into the field on MotionEyeOs for it. Is that not correct?

[@DBTechYT]

That should work

[@brianbraswell665]

Would my network settings on Motion play a role in it not working?

[@DBTechYT]

Maybe. Try connecting to a 2.4Ghz wireless network and see if that helps at all.

[@KnightShade227]

what's up with Google in the http? can you change that or leave it blank to avoid having any connections to any companies?

[@DBTechYT]

I guess I don't follow your question. Google where with what http?

[@aztec1077]

latest release 20190119 has most of this stuff gone....update video? or should I stick with this version?.....Ive remember seeing all those options when i first took a crack at it but have since dropped it because i got busy but now back at it and it has far fewer control options than this version update: going through this version your currently on , google drive fails :[

[@DBTechYT]

Did you turn on the advanced settings switch in the interface?

[@aztec1077]

@@DBTechYT Hi thanks for the response ....i do have other questions ok let me start with this I will just get straight to the point I was having issues with the cams, had advanced settings on, turned on Fast Network Cam, camera issued fixed but lost advanced features (fast network cam disables advanced features) Ended up reflashing sd with the latest release, no more cam issues did not turn on fast network cam had all settings as shown in video... google works too my plan have three rasp pi's (two 3+ and one 3) wanted to do multi cam setup was seeing other people do this with pi zeros as cams and pi 3+ as hub I don't have zeros nor plan to use them so my setup 3+ & 3 as cam and 3+ as hub like you, I plan on saving stuff to google drive, cool with stuff being saved on sd card just for kicks my confusion now lies on the hub ( I have an idea on why its needed for the pi zeros, for the extra horsepower ? correct me if im wrong noob DiY'er here) So my questions, why is a hub is needed?, do I need the hub if I'm using full-sized pi's? *side note for anyone who is doing this and have set their pi up for wireless and assigned a static ip but have the wrong date showing, make sure that your gateway is the correct ( default 192.168.1.1) .....that was my issue did an ipconfing to find out my default gateway, was different than default changed it and fixed the wrong date issue thanks sorry for the long post, cheers

[@DBTechYT]

You don't NEED a hub, but it's good if you want to have one place to login and access all your cameras. You could setup each one and never have any of them work together if you wanted, but the hub is just to have a single access point to see all your cameras. Also, Pi Zeros are MUCH weaker than the 3 is, so there's no "extra horsepower" using zeros over 3 or 3+.

[@DanielDiaz-by7fc]

DB Tech do you have a recommended software to view multiple camera streams on one screen remotely? Is motioneye able to do that natively?

[@starflight8177]

Your tutorial is very good so far, and it has helped me understand precisely what to do. However, I have tried every single image file that could be possibly compatible with my pi and none of them will boot. I've used win imager and the raspberry pi imager for almost every combination of image files to put them on my SD card. However, my Raspberry Pi 3 B +, blinks 4 times slow, and 7 times fast, indicating there is something wrong with the startup files in the SD card. I have no idea what is going on as when I used the official Pi imager to put Raspberry Pi OS on there, it booted up and worked fine. Just MotionEyeOS, and I really want to fix this. Do you have any solutions?

[@DBTechYT]

It could be a compatibility issue with the Pi 3B+. I've never tested this on that device.

[@jerrybomcool]

Hi, I’ve followed your tutorial on my RPI4 and I’m getting an error when I boot: failed (brcfmac) it also says Wireless: no-link then tried to connect via wired connection and fails due to it not being plugged in. Can you help me please?

[@cesaraliaga6894]

I have the same problem . Do you resolve?

[@jerrybomcool]

@@cesaraliaga6894 yes I did. Install raspion OS and copy the internet file from inside and paste it into the MotioneyeOS. Pretty simple solution, I would tell you what was missing but I haven’t touched it since and have forgotten. But just find the WiFi settings in another OS that you know works and you’ll be fine :)

[@ilypineapple6461]

flashed to a raspberry pi 3b+, used the modified wpa_supplicant.conf file to match my wifi login. it keeps getting stuck at trying to establish a wired connection and forces it into a boot loop. the raspberry pi 3b+ has a wifi adaptor. can someone help?

[@DBTechYT]

The wpa_supplicant file will ONLY run the VERY first time you boot up the Pi with the OS on it. It will not load on subsequent boots. If it doesn't work the first time, you'll have to reinstall MotionEyeOS and try again. OR you can plug in a network cable and log into it that way the first time and the configure the wireless settings once you're logged in while plugged into a wired network.

[@danielherrmann517]

I downloaded the version for raspberry pi 3, but when I unzip this using Winzip, I only see one disc image file rather than the separate file that would also include where I would modify country, SSID, and password. What can I do to change this? Will this be a problem in later steps?

[@DBTechYT]

You have to download the wpa_supplicant.conf file from the link in the description.

[@rexmcgurk9792]

Hi DB. I watch it again. Set my time zone right. When I set my IP to static it still changes the time and date stamp to 1969 12/31 I am connected to my home wifi. Please Help?

[@DBTechYT]

I have no idea. I've never run into that issue before. I set my Static IP in my router instead of in the MotionEyeOS interface, though.

[@hamdyreda746]

I try it it’s working but what can i do to access the stream from outside ???!!!

[@DBTechYT]

You'll have to do some port forwarding from your modem/router to your device

[@zolyguy]

I have twister OS on my pi 400, do I have to reglash for this?

[@DBTechYT]

Yes. Or get another pi

[@ShawCode]

How often does it upload photos/videos to google drive? Thanks.

[@DBTechYT]

Basically as soon as the file has been created on the Pi

[@ShawCode]

@@DBTechYT Thanks.

[@hardiksingh1196]

Mine says panic:rebooting in XX seconds PLEASE HELP IT KEEPS REBOOTING AFTER

[@JamilKhan-hk1wl]

Just reflash the thing

[@pb3548]

will a rpi zero w be able to handle frame rate of 30? or should i get a different model for a high frame system?

[@DBTechYT]

I would get something a bit more powerful I think

[@pb3548]

@@DBTechYT is it a good idea to setup cameras with zero's then have a pi4 hub, or would i need more powerful pi per camera?

[@helloworld0O]

Hi, can anyone tell me if it is possible to see the video in an interface on the raspberry and not on the computer? Thank you

[@DBTechYT]

You'd have to hook up a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to Raspberry Pi and then login to it as shown in the video.

[@helloworld0O]

@@DBTechYT thank you, tomorrow I will try

[@chrisreese2965]

Do the cameras have to plug in, or can they be wireless? Maybe you explained this and I missed it.

[@DBTechYT]

they can be wireless

[@mptek2020]

What flavor of raspberry OS are you using

[@JulienGroothuizen]

I keep struggling with setting up a wireless Internet connection. I constantly get the same error: brcmfmac. Do you have a solution for me?

[@Felix-ve9hs]

- What Raspberry Pi do you have? - What Version of MotionEyeOS do you have? - Can you use Ethernet and if does it work?

[@ChinM0n]

@@Felix-ve9hs I am having the same issue with a Pi 3b works fine with a wired connection. I also setup up wireless network setting via a wired connection and still no luck

[@JulienGroothuizen]

Somehow one of the notepad++ files worked for me finally. Thanks for your help anyways.

[@jerrybomcool]

I have the same issue with my RPI 4 , I’ve been looking all over to find a solution with no luck at the moment. I haven’t tried wired yet, but I think I’ll need to do that then connect via wireless and hope this works (I’m a noob by the way, not touched RPI’s before or Linux)

[@benitabahoya51]

@@jerrybomcool I have a 4 as well. I've tried so many times but I can't get the ip address (that's you're supposed to get at 5:47). any advice?

[@jaydholakia8866]

Hi, is there any possibility that we can use gopro hero 5 black for camera ?

[@DBTechYT]

If it's got the option to be an IP camera

[@jaydholakia8866]

@@DBTechYT Thank you

[@cesaraliaga6894]

Hello, How can watch from internet my raspberry with MotionEye? I open the port 8081 in mi router but I can't watch the camera?your help. Thankyou

[@DBTechYT]

You have to forward that port from your modem and router to your Raspberry Pi. Then you should be able to access the stream by going to the IP address from your ISP. If you don't know what it is, go to ipchicken.com

[@cesaraliaga6894]

@@DBTechYT, I know mi public IP , my private ip is 192.168.1... i put this in my router. but i donn´t know the public ip's raspberry. ;(

[@purplejaguar1]

Mine is failing because it say wired network no link

[@stevenmadder7469]

Hey db, can I call you db? Anyways, I put this together and when I load it up it seemed like it was running slow and would freeze up. Is there anyway to fix this?

[@DBTechYT]

Only thing I can think of off the top of my head is that maybe there's something wrong with your micro SD card? If it has a slow read/write speed, that might also have an impact.

[@stevenmadder7469]

@@DBTechYT ok thank you, I will try another card.

[@rexmcgurk9792]

Win I set my IP address to static it changes my date and time stamp to 1969 year. any help why?

[@DBTechYT]

You should be able to set the date and time in the settings.

[@Sam-tg4ii]

What hardware is needed to connect multiple cameras to a PC?

[@DBTechYT]

Depends on what kind of cameras you're using. If you're using RTSP cameras, you can add several with just the RTSP cameras and 1 Raspberry Pi. If you're using webcams, you can plug as many webcams as you have usb ports. Once you max out your ports, you'll need additional Pis.

[@oliviergoggins]

If i wanna obtain the key it says Google has turned this off for this app.

[@DBTechYT]

Weird. I've never run into that. Can you post a video or screenshot somewhere and share it here so I can see?

[@adesanyakolade6951]

Using raspberry pi and installing motion eye if i am using another camera with IP address what is the limited distance

[@DBTechYT]

Depends on where you store the footage. It will he limited to the amount of space on your sd card or dropbox account or wherever you're storing it

[@adesanyakolade6951]

@@DBTechYT i mean the distance of my IP camera to raspberry pi

[@adesanyakolade6951]

am using a wireless camera

[@adesanyakolade6951]

Using raspberry pi and installing motion eye if i am using another camera with IP address what is the limited distance from my raspberry pi

[@DBTechYT]

That's going to depend on how good your wifi coverage is. Any number of things can affect that. How good your wifi router is will affect the distance of your signal. Multiple walls, or walls made of brick or concrete can affect how far your wifi will go. Also, other 2.4GHz networks in the area may cause interference and affect your wifi. It's just something you'll have to test for yourself. I have no way of knowing all the things that will affect YOUR setup. Test it out and see what you come up with :)

[@osolosadaful]

excelente video, solo me quedo algo pendiente se puede usar fuera de la misma red de la casa.?

[@DBTechYT]

Puede acceder a los datos fuera de la red siempre que sepa cómo realizar el reenvío de puertos en su módem y / o enrutador de Internet.

[@osolosadaful]

@@DBTechYT hey gracias por tu respuesta y encima en Español. gracias lo de los puertos la verdad no se como se hace si tienes algun link o tutorial te agradeceria mucho. un saludo desde España!

[@DBTechYT]

El problema con un tutorial como ese es que cada enrutador y módem son diferentes, por lo que debe encontrar las instrucciones para cada elemento que tenga en su red para determinar cómo configurar el reenvío de puertos.

[@osolosadaful]

@@DBTechYT Gracias!!

[@TheAnalystradioprogram]

Hey there. Can you help me troubleshoot a camera that won’t show up in Motion Eye OS on a Rasp PI 3? Thank you.

[@DBTechYT]

You've given me nothing to work with. You haven't told me about what kind of camera it is. You haven't told me how it hooks up. You haven't told me what things you've tried. You haven't told me literally anything to help me understand your setup.

[@TheAnalystradioprogram]

@@DBTechYT Yes right. Ok I am using Rasp PI 3 with Motion Eye OS. Using an Amazon camera that describes itself as a “Mini Camera” using m-jpeg video coding. Format AVI. MoEyeOs shows an error of “Unable to open video device” MoEyeOs software up to date.

[@TheAnalystradioprogram]

@@DBTechYT Connected cameras by USB. I’ve just tried changing resolution and increasing frame rate, turned off motion detection. No luck.